Translations:Victor of Aveyron/124/en

A complete and comprehensive collection of pieces of wit, superior to the vulgar and hackneyed jokes of Joe Miller, and diverting of the indecencies which have disgraced former col led! ions of this nature was long a desideratum among books; and the Encyclopedia of Wit was compiled, with an express view to supply the existing deficiency, by a gentleman, who, during a long and active life, has made it his amusement to collect materials for such a work, from every possible source. It will scarcely fail to be admitted as an agreeable companion into every Post-chaise, Parcour window, Summer-house, Coffee-house, Public Reading-room, Bookcalc, Captain’s-cabin, Paslenger’s-cabin, Officer ’sir.ds, and Lounger’s-pocket.